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1972
1972 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers
IN THE NEWS : Jim Wynn hits a grand slam and Johnny Edwards hits a 3-run homer to help the Astros edge the Pirates, 98. Both homers come off Steve Blass . Jim "Sting" Ray , who pitches the last two innings, wins his 4th straight.
IN THE NEWS : Oakland's Vida Blue ends a long holdout, signing a contract for $63,000. The young southpaw had received $14,750 in 1971 while winning the AL Cy Young and MVP awards.
The Mets Gary Gentry fires a two hitter at the Giants in winning 42, and Bobby Bonds collects both hits. Both are triples.
The Reds spot the Cards a 60 lead, then score two in the 6th and five in the 7th to win, 76. Bobby Tolan 's 3-run homer is the big blow in the 7th.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 2, 1972Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 5, California Angels 0 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 1 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : For the second straight day, the Cubs whomp the Braves, 121. Jose Cardenal leads the attack with a triple, double, and two singles. Fergie Jenkins is the easy winner as Jack Billingham loses his 4th straight.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 3, 1972Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 1 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 3, Montreal Expos 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium New York Mets 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Angels acquire Bob Oliver from the Royals for Tom Murphy .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 5, 1972Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Parc Jarry San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Veteran's Stadium Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Carmen Fanzone , playing for Ron Santo , who is sidelined with a fractured wrist, hits two homers and drives home four runs to lead the Cubs over the Astros, 64. Juan Pizarro wins in relief.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 6, 1972Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park California Angels 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 12, Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 4 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 7, 1972Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 8, San Diego Padres 6 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 9, 1972Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 10, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Orioles lefty Dave McNally hurls his 4th shutout of the season, blanking the Rangers, 10. Pete Broberg , who allows just two hits, takes the loss.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 10, 1972Baltimore Orioles 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium Houston Astros 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Giants trade future Hall of Famer Willie Mays to the Mets for minor league P Charlie Williams and cash.
IN THE NEWS : The Brewers and Twins go 21 innings before the one A.M. curfew halts play with the score 33. They'll pick it up tomorrow. It's not exactly like kissing your sister as they tie the major-league record for intentional walks by two teams in an extra-inning game with 7. The Twins tie their club record by stranding 23.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 12, 1972New York Yankees 6, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park I Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Riverfront Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Brewers score in the top of the 22nd to win 43, then lose to the Twins 43 in 15 innings. The two games take nine hours and 23 minutes to complete and sets an AL record for consecutive innings played in two days.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 13, 1972New York Yankees 3, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 11, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Riverfront Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : In front a Mother's Day crowd of 35,000, Willie Mays , makes a triumphant return to New York with the Mets, hitting a game-winning home run against his old teammates. He scores in the 1st on Rusty Staub 's grand slam and his solo in the 5th snaps a 44 tie. The final score is 54.
Happy birthday, Tony. On his 30th birthday, Tony Perez knocks in all the six of the Reds' runs as they sweep a pair from the Cardinals, winning 43 and 20. The nitecap is a stellar 3-hit, 12 strikeout shutout by pitcher Tom Hall .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 14, 1972California Angels 6, New York Yankees 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Atlanta Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 9, San Diego Padres 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Shea Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 15, 1972Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Municipal Stadium Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 2 at Astrodome New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Cubs Rick Monday hits a single and three consecutive home runs, driving in five runs in an 81 win over the Phillies. The Phils only score is a 500-foot clanger by Greg Luzinski off the Liberty Bell in CF at Veterans Stadium .
In the Reds 43 win over the Giants, Pete Rose knocks in the winning run on an attempted intentional walk. On a 30 count, Giants pitcher Ron Bryant comes close to the plate with ball four and Rose drives it on the ground and reaches base on an error.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 16, 1972California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Municipal Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Astrodome New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Rangers take 18 innings to beat the Royals, 43.
Willie Mays , playing CF for the Mets, coaxes a leadoff walk in the first and scores on a triple by Ted Martinez . Sliding home, he knocks the ball out of C John Boccabella 's glove and into the dugout, allowing Martinez to score. The Mets beat Montreal, 2-1.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 17, 1972Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Municipal Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at County Stadium Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome New York Mets 12, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 12, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Reds trade Bernie Carbo to the Cards for Joe Hague and also beat the Padres, 10, behind Jim McGlothin . The win gives the Reds a 9-game winning streak.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 19, 1972Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 16, Oakland Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at County Stadium New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Arlington Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 1, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Bobby Valentine homers on the first pitch of the game and Al Downing shuts out Houston on two hits to give the Dodgers a 30 win. The game takes just one hour and 30 minutesan LA club record and moves Los Angeles into 1st place.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 20, 1972Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 0 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 5 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Arlington Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 21, 1972Chicago White Sox 9, California Angels 8 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Arlington Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Arlington Stadium Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 23, 1972Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Parc Jarry Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : California P Don Rose homers in his first ML at bat, and earns a 65 victory over the A's and Vida Blue , who is making his first appearance of the season for Oakland. For Rose, it will be his only ML home run, as well as his only win.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 24, 1972Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Parc Jarry Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 26, 1972Baltimore Orioles 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Fenway Park California Angels 10, Kansas City Royals 5 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Atlanta Braves 9, San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 0 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 2 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : At Pittsburgh, the Phils snap a 10-game losing streak by edging the Pirates 21, in 12 innings.
The Tigers use a wild pitch, two bunts, and a single to top Mel Stottlemyre and the Yankees, 21. Joe Coleman is the winner for the first place Tigers.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 27, 1972Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 16, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium San Francisco Giants 11, Atlanta Braves 9 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 4 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Brewers fire manager Dave Bristol , replacing him with Del Crandall . Coach Roy McMillan takes over until Crandall arrives and guides the team to a 41 loss to Boston.
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 28, 1972 » Tilson Brito in Santo Domingo, D.R.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 28, 1972Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 3 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 29, 1972Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 11, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Milwaukee's Skip Lockwood one-hits New York 31. Lockwood will be involved in two other one-hitters later in the season: June 26th versus Baltimore (with one inning of relief help from Ken Sanders ) and August 1st versus Detroit (a 6-inning game).
IN THE NEWS : Giants RF Bobby Bonds makes a rare unassisted DP in the 4th inning of a 54 loss to the Dodgers in 10 innings. Manny Mota 's triple drives in the winner.
The red-hot Reds beat the Astros, 124 in Houston. George Foster has a 3rd inning grand slam.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 31, 1972California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 12, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Parc Jarry Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)